{"id":598040,"date":"2023-11-18T00:39:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russia-labels-moscow-times-a-foreign-agent\/"},"modified":"2023-11-18T00:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:39:51","slug":"russia-labels-moscow-times-a-foreign-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russia-labels-moscow-times-a-foreign-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"#Russia labels Moscow Times a \u2018foreign agent\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/AP23321729377741-e1700256972790.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Russian Justice Ministry <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/minjust.gov.ru\/uploaded\/files\/reestr-inostrannyih-agentov-17112023.pdf\">labeled<\/a> The Moscow Times, a popular English-language online <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper, as a \u201cforeign agent\u201d on Friday, continuing a national crackdown on opposition <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Moscow Times, founded after the downfall of the Soviet Union in 1992, is popular among Russian ex-patriots, foreigners in Russia and those critical of the Russian government.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The \u201cforeign agent\u201d designation subjects companies to increased financial and legal scrutiny. It is also commonly used to hurt a company\u2019s credibility, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/moscow-times-russia-foreign-agent-crackdown-552e2944510f6bb0b4f53bd95f1deae0\">according to The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The paper\u2019s newsroom was relocated from Moscow to The Netherlands in 2022 after new media regulations following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Its website was banned in Russia weeks after the invasion began, and is currently accessible in the country via a constantly-rotating list of proxy addresses communicated to readers through Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s announcement follows a trend of using \u201cforeign agent\u201d status to limit media, including placing the label on Nobel Prize-winning editor Dmitry Muratov in September. The country shut down his publication, Novaya Gazeta, days later.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has prominently jailed multiple western journalists accusing them of espionage, including The Wall Street Journal\u2019s Evan Gershkovich and Radio Free Europe\u2019s Alsu Kurmasheva \u2014 both Americans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The Moscow Times, founded after the downfall of the Soviet Union in 1992, is popular among Russian ex-patriots, foreigners in Russia and those critical of the Russian government. 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